Thunder MTN-Johnson (FR 5685) in MT -- Camping Rules & Access

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Thunder MTN-Johnson (FR 5685) in MT

Road corridorBitterroot NF, West Fork Ranger District

36 mi from Salmon

Maps 5,073 ft

Dispersed camping generally allowed

U.S. Forest Service default; a local order can restrict it.

Bitterroot National Forest ↗

Stay limit: 16 consecutive days · 32 days total per calendar year · then move 0.5 mi
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Road Access

Difficult
  • 0.9 of this road’s 8.4 miles are maintained for high-clearance vehicles, 4.9 miles of it dirt.
  • Near Thunder Mountain.
  • Terrain estimates show roadside drops of up to ~160 ft on the downhill side.
  • Winds through 12 switchbacks.

Setting

Some privacy
  • Moderately separated here.
  • Lookout Mountain stands 2,755 ft above the map pin, 2.2 miles northeast.
  • West Fork Bitterroot River runs 1.0 mi off.

Rules

  • Camping or otherwise occupying a single site for over 16 consecutive days within a calendar year. … Camping or otherwise occupying any number of sites over 32 cumulative days within a calendar year.
  • Camping rules
  • Current fire orders

Climate averages

October normals 32–55°F, 2.4″ precipitation. Monthly averages, PRISM 1991–2020.

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